[ILL-L] copyright vs. fair use problem--help please.

[Julia Graham]

At 03:41 PM 8/20/2008, you wrote:
>I don't think you have a copyright problem, since you can put a book 
>on reserve, but you would have to say in the request that the book 
>is intended for the reserve collection for a certain period of time, 
>I think, Ed.
>

Sorry, Ed, but I believe that National ILL code actually *forbids* 
putting ILL books on reserve.  And if it doesn't, it should.
The reasons are multiple.  Others have addressed some of the reasons, 
but the #1 reason is what if the lender recalls the book?  Then the 
professor who put it on Reserve is kind of in a pickle (a nicer way 
of saying what I WANTED to say, but this being a public list and all...).

I could be wrong about it being in the National code, but I've always 
been told that it is.

I know we never allow ILL books on Reserve here - we're on a semester 
system and there are so few libraries that loan for 3 months anyway!

Julia

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Julia Graham
Humboldt State University
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
jlg7001 at humboldt.edu
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